POL SCI 179 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Regents Of The University Of California, Supermajority, Disinvestment
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Uc regents and speaker of ca house by john perez: recession, within 10 days, dig out billion deficit in a billion budget, 100-hour debate, 2008/2009 ca was the equivalent of greece. Eventual meltdown: ca require supermajority (2/3) Rhode island, arkansas only require simple majority: get republican votes without losing democratic votes. Mass cuts to education and healthcare : keep going down after first bill. 1 month needed even more cuts: line item veto in retroactive manner on the last bill (governor) Senator pro tem thought they had better theory: next discussion climate eliminates jobs and education and health care. Expedite death of some people: age program med, dialysis care no more healthcare , assuming they would die more quickly (less healthcare costs, change dynamics of negotiation, go for simple majority, california job budget. Calculate on how many jobs it produce, not save. Arnold eliminated childcare for 7 k families.
